Microsoft announces major overhaul of its Redmond campus

Microsoft's Redmond campus is in for a major facelift.

Microsoft has announced a massive overhaul to its main campus in Redmond, Washington. Set to start in earnest in fall 2018, the project will see 18 new buildings and 2.5 million square feet of new office space added to the campus.

As part of the project, Microsoft will also tear down older buildings that no longer fit its needs. However, the net result will be an increase from 125 buildings today to 131 buildings once the project is complete. The expansion will add enough room for 8,000 more people, and the construction itself will involve around 2,500 construction and development jobs over the course of the five to seven years it will take to complete.

In a post announcing the overhaul, Microsoft President Brad Smith stated:

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